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There, with his vision of the fig baskets, Jeremiah undermined the Jerusalem community&#8217;s self-perception as being favored by God.\u00a0 Here, Jeremiah&#8217;s letter to Babylon re-orients that other community&#8217;s views about the length of the exile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the Jerusalem community consisted of the &#8220;poorest of the land&#8221; (2 Kings 24:14), the community in exile included the Judean upper crust: &#8220;King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and the smiths&#8221; (Jeremiah 29:2).\u00a0 These people had strong reasons to hope for a speedy return from Babylon to Jerusalem. The restoration of life as it was before the exile would mean returning to their former prestigious positions. The opening lines of Jeremiah&#8217;s letter, with their message to settle down in Babylon, dash these hopes.\u00a0 Ultimately, the future is bright (29:10\u201317). 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